Masi Kadzai, LCSW - Therapist in Illinois

About Masi

Masi Kadzai is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and challenges tied to relationships and family life. She offers a calm, straightforward style and aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about. Her approach emphasizes practical steps alongside emotional support.

Masi names parenting, sleep problems, grief, trauma, and self-esteem among the concerns she addresses. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, like managing anxious thoughts, setting boundaries, and building routines. She often blends thought-behavior work with present-moment practices to reduce overwhelm. Her training and six years of experience inform a flexible approach.

Masi treats mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression and works with people coping with life transitions, burnout, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those dealing with panic, postpartum mood changes, and post-traumatic stress. Multicultural concerns, issues around identity and isolation, and topics like abandonment or blended family dynamics are listed among her additional focus areas.

She emphasizes collaboration and helps clients identify short-term goals alongside longer-term growth plans. Masi holds an LCSW, which is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices from Illinois. She provides services in English and accepts international clients.

Practical details about sessions and scheduling are shared during the initial match and intake process.

Therapeutic tools that translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting pushed around by them, then pick actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, life changes, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on linking thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then testing small experiments to shift patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete coping skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when feelings feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest one or a blend of methods to try. Sessions are adjusted over time based on what is working.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to practice skills in real life and check in between meetings. The mix of approaches and flexible formats aims to make therapy practical and usable for day-to-day challenges.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

Masi helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting, sleeping problems, self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear tools, goal-setting, and direct conversations about what is getting in the way.

What background and experience does she have?

She has six years of professional experience working with mood disorders, trauma responses, and life transitions, and blends talk therapy with skill-building techniques.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW, licensed in Illinois under IL LCSW 149026714, and practices from that state.

Which languages and regions are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

How are sessions delivered?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect.

What does therapy cost and how are sessions billed?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English

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